Stolen Rental Trucks

This information is a hoax/urban legend and should be ignored.
There are a number of minor variants of this hoax, below is one I received in
October 2001:

FORWARDED BY WILLIE C. Hey everybody,
Sorry for the mass email, but I got important news tonight. My dad works for
FEMA and he's really involved with the goings on in NYC. He told me that
within the last 24 hours, more than 30 Ryder, U-Haul, and Verizon trucks have
been reported stolen across the country. The U-Haul and Ryder trucks were
rented and then never returned, so they're considered stolen. Many of them
were rented by people of Arab descent. I don't mean to make any assumptions,
and I certainly don't want to scare you, but I thought you all might like to
know. Be wary of these vehicles, pay attention to them, and don't walk or park
near them. He said to stay out of major public places if at all possible (Crossgates,
the Pepsi, downtown Albany, etc.) because recreational sites would most likely
be hit on weekends. I'm sorry to cause alarm, but he told me it was ok to
share this information. If you'd like to foward it to anyone you know, feel
free, as there is a possibility it might save lives.

When the companies mentioned were
contacted, they stated the following:

Jennie Sullivan of Ryder simply stated that the
message was a hoax.
Jennifer Flachman of U-Haul stated her company was
not aware of any of its fleet of 101,000 vehicles being stolen.
Jim Smith of Verizon said his company had accounted
for all their fleet "and knew where every single one of them were."

Please ignore any messages regarding this hoax and do not pass on any messages regarding it. Passing on messages about this hoax serves only to further propagate it.